JP5112574B2 - Electric motor and electric device including the same - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an electric motor and an electric device including the electric motor, and more particularly to an electric motor improved so as to suppress the occurrence of electrolytic corrosion in a built-in electric motor bearing and an electric device including the electric motor.

  BACKGROUND ART An air conditioner that performs air conditioning such as air conditioning as one of electric devices generally includes a fan for blowing air and an electric motor for rotationally driving the fan. In recent years, there have been an increasing number of cases in which electric motors employ so-called brushless motors. Such a brushless motor uses an inverter of a pulse width modulation type (hereinafter, referred to as a PWM type as appropriate). On the other hand, in the PWM method, since switching is performed using high-frequency pulses, unnecessary high-frequency signals are easily radiated from the brushless motor.

  For this reason, the air conditioner which aimed at reduction of the high frequency noise radiated | emitted from such an electric motor is proposed conventionally (for example, refer patent document 1). In such an air conditioner, a method is used in which a portion where noise is easily radiated is covered with a shield case, and the shield case is connected to a ground wire inside the air conditioner.

  Further, when the motor is driven by a PWM inverter, the neutral point potential of the winding does not become zero, so that a potential difference (hereinafter referred to as shaft voltage) is generated between the outer ring and the inner ring of the bearing. The shaft voltage includes a high-frequency component due to switching. When the shaft voltage reaches the dielectric breakdown voltage of the oil film inside the bearing, a minute current flows inside the bearing and electric corrosion occurs inside the bearing. When electrolytic corrosion has progressed, a wavy wear phenomenon may occur in the bearing inner ring, bearing outer ring or bearing ball, resulting in abnormal noise, which has been one of the main causes of problems in motors.

  As described above, the motor using the PWM method has a problem that it is easy to generate an unnecessary high-frequency signal that causes noise, and further, electric corrosion is likely to occur in the bearing due to such unnecessary electromagnetic radiation.

Conventionally, the following countermeasures have been considered to suppress electric corrosion.
(1) Bring the bearing inner ring and bearing outer ring into a conductive state.
(2) Insulate the bearing inner ring and the bearing outer ring.
(3) Reduce the shaft voltage.

  As a specific method of the above (1), it is possible to make the bearing lubricant conductive. However, the conductive lubricant has problems such as deterioration of conductivity with time and lack of sliding reliability. Moreover, although the method of installing a brush in a rotating shaft and making it a conduction | electrical_connection state is also considered, this method also has subjects, such as a brush abrasion powder and space being required.

  As a specific method of the above (2), the iron ball in the bearing is changed to a non-conductive ceramic ball. This method has a very high effect of suppressing electrolytic corrosion, but has a problem of high cost, and cannot be used for a general-purpose electric motor.

  As a specific method of the above (3), a method of changing the electrostatic capacity by electrically short-circuiting the stator iron core and the conductive metal bracket to reduce the shaft voltage is conventionally known. Is known (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

  In Patent Document 2, the stator iron core and the bracket are short-circuited to reduce the impedance on the stator side, thereby suppressing the electrolytic corrosion of the bearing.

  That is, in general, an electric motor that is used around water such as a washing machine or a dishwasher and has a risk of an electric shock has added independent insulation in addition to insulation of the charging part (basic insulation) (hereinafter referred to as additional insulation). )There is a need to. On the other hand, since the electric motor used for the air conditioner has no fear of electric shock, no additional insulation is required.

  Therefore, since the motor used for the air conditioner does not normally have a rotor having an insulating structure, the impedance on the rotor side (bearing inner ring side) is low. On the other hand, since the stator side (bearing outer ring side) has an insulating structure, the impedance is high. In this case, a difference in voltage drop due to impedance occurs, and the potential on the bearing inner ring side is high, while the potential on the bearing outer ring side is low, so that an unbalanced state occurs and a high shaft voltage is generated. In addition, such high shaft voltage may cause electric corrosion in the bearing.

  In order to avoid such a state, Patent Document 2 eliminates the capacitance component between the stator core and the bracket by short-circuiting, and the impedance on the stator side (bearing outer ring side) as described above. A method of lowering and approximating the impedance on the rotor side (bearing inner ring side) is adopted.

  In particular, in the case of a general brushless motor structure, when considering the impedance from the stator core to the outer ring of the bearing as the impedance on the stator side, the two are usually not electrically connected, and to some extent Therefore, it can be said that the impedance during this period is high. Further, since the impedance during this period is high, the high-frequency signal generated from the stator core is attenuated and reaches the outer ring of the bearing, and as a result, a low-frequency high-frequency voltage is generated in the outer ring of the bearing.

  On the other hand, when considering the impedance on the rotor side from the stator core to the inner ring of the bearing, the stator core and the rotor face each other through a slight gap, and the normal rotor and rotating shaft are Since it is a metal of a conductor, the impedance during this period can be said to be low. Further, since the impedance during this period is low, the high frequency signal generated from the stator core reaches the inner ring of the bearing without being attenuated, and as a result, a high potential high frequency voltage is generated in the inner ring of the bearing.

  Thus, even with the structure of the brushless motor itself, the impedance between the rotor side and the stator side is likely to be in an unbalanced state, and a potential difference, that is, a shaft voltage is generated between the inner ring and the outer ring of the bearing. Is considered to occur. Further, as a generation source of a signal for generating such a shaft voltage, a stator core around which a winding driven by high frequency switching of a PWM system is wound is considered as a main generation source. That is, since the stator core is wound with a winding driven by a high-frequency current, the stator core also generates a high-frequency signal due to the drive high-frequency together with the magnetic flux generated by the drive current. It is considered that is induced to the bearing inner ring and the bearing outer ring through the space.

  In recent years, a mold motor has been proposed in which a fixing member such as a stator iron core on the stator side is molded with a molding material or the like to improve reliability. Therefore, it is considered to fix the bearing with such an insulating mold material instead of the metal bracket to suppress unnecessary high-frequency voltage generated on the bearing outer ring side and unnecessary high-frequency current flowing between the bearing inner and outer rings. It is done. However, such a molding material is a resin and has problems such as insufficient strength to fix the bearing, poor dimensional accuracy due to resin molding, and easy occurrence of a creep failure of the bearing. It was. That is, in general, in a bearing such as a bearing, when there is a gap between the outer ring and the inner peripheral surface of the housing, a radial force is generated on the rotating shaft by the transmission load. When such a force is generated, a slip phenomenon is likely to occur due to a relative difference in the radial direction, and such a slip phenomenon is called creep. Such creep can be generally suppressed by firmly fixing the outer ring to a housing such as a bracket. Further, with the recent increase in output of electric motors, it is necessary to more firmly fix the bearings. For this reason, for example, it is indispensable to take a countermeasure against creep, such as adopting a metal bracket that is processed in advance with a steel plate and has good dimensional accuracy for fixing the bearing. In particular, the bearings are generally received at two locations with respect to the rotating shaft, but for reasons such as the strength and ease of implementation described here, metal brackets are used for the two bearings. It is preferable to fix.

  As a method for suppressing electrolytic corrosion, the conventional method such as Patent Document 2 has the following problems. That is, this conventional method is a method for changing the impedance on the stator side to maintain a potential balance between the bearing inner ring and the bearing outer ring and to suppress electrolytic corrosion. In the case of such a method, if the balance of the impedance is lost depending on the use environment of the motor, the case where the shaft voltage becomes higher and the electric corrosion tends to occur is considered as a possibility.

  In particular, in the case of an air conditioner as an indoor unit, the proportion of heat exchangers that are usually made of metal occupy the air conditioner is large. Furthermore, since the fan connected to the rotating shaft is disposed facing the heat exchanger, a large electrostatic capacity is easily formed between the heat exchanger and the fan. For this reason, in the case of such an air conditioner, there is a high possibility that the balance of impedance in the electric motor is lost due to the influence of the capacitance. That is, for example, a high-frequency signal radiated from the stator core flows as a high-frequency current into the rotating shaft via the heat exchanger and the fan, and the potential on the bearing inner ring side may be further increased.

  In addition, for reasons of strength as described above, when each of the two bearings is fixed with a metal bracket, since the shape and arrangement of one bracket and the other bracket are usually different, the impedance of both brackets is Different. For this reason, the potential induced in one bracket is different from the potential induced in the other bracket. For this reason, the shaft voltages are different between the two bearings, and there is a possibility that even if one of the bearings does not generate electrolytic corrosion, the other bearing may generate electrolytic corrosion.

JP 2007-198628 A JP 2007-159302 A

  The electric motor of the present invention includes a stator in which a stator winding is wound around a stator core, a rotating body that holds a magnet opposite to the stator, and a rotating body that is fastened so as to pass through the center of the rotating body. A rotor including a shaft, a bearing that supports the rotating shaft, and two conductive brackets that fix the bearing are provided. A dielectric layer is provided between the rotating shaft and the outer periphery of the rotating body, and the dielectric layer has a polygonal shape around the rotating shaft.

  In addition, the polygonal number of polygons of the dielectric layer is the same as the number of magnetized magnetic poles held by the rotating body, and the apex of the polygonal corners of the dielectric layer is centered on the rotation axis. It is the structure located in the center of the pole magnetized by the magnet currently hold | maintained.

  With such a configuration, it becomes possible to adjust the impedance on the rotor side, and it is possible to reduce the shaft voltage between the bearing inner ring and the bearing outer ring by maintaining a balance with the impedance on the stator side. Become. As described above, the potential difference between the inner ring and the outer ring of the bearing can be reduced with respect to the two bearings fixed by the conductive brackets, so that the bearing generated by the high frequency by PWM or the like while ensuring the fixing strength of the bearing. It is possible to suppress the occurrence of electric corrosion. Further, by making the dielectric layer polygonal, it is possible to prevent idling due to rotation of the inner iron core and the outer iron core of the rotor.

  Further, by making the number of polygonal corners of the dielectric layer the same as the number of magnetized magnetic poles held by the rotating body, it is possible to minimize unbalance caused by rotation. In addition, the vertex of the polygon corner of the dielectric layer is positioned at the center of the pole magnetized by the magnet held by the rotating body around the rotation axis, so that the flow of magnetic flux generated from the magnet can be reduced. The dielectric layer can be placed without hindrance.

  Moreover, the workability of the rotor core can be facilitated by making the vertexes of the polygonal corners of the dielectric layer into an R shape.

  In the electric motor of the present invention, the rotating body has a plurality of insertion holes on the outer peripheral side of the dielectric layer, and magnets are respectively inserted into the insertion holes.

  Further, the dielectric layer is configured to cover at least the magnets on both axial surfaces of the rotating body.

  With such a configuration, magnet displacement can be prevented.

  Moreover, the electric motor of the present invention has a configuration in which two brackets are electrically connected.

  With such a configuration, both brackets are set to the same potential, and the flow of high-frequency current through the rotating shaft is suppressed. Furthermore, by setting both brackets to the same potential, the potential difference between one bearing inner ring and the outer ring and the potential difference between the other bearing inner ring and the outer ring can be approximated or the same.

  Further, the electric motor of the present invention may have a configuration in which the stator core is electrically connected to the grounding portion.

  Moreover, the electric motor of the present invention may be configured such that two brackets electrically connected to each other are further electrically connected to the grounding portion.

  The electric motor of the present invention has a configuration in which a stator winding wound around a stator core is driven by a pulse width modulation type inverter.

  Furthermore, the electric device of the present invention has the above-described electric motor.

  As described above, according to the electric motor of the present invention, since the shaft voltage generated in the two bearings can be suppressed to a low level, it is possible to provide an electric motor that suppresses the occurrence of electrolytic corrosion and an electric device equipped with the electric motor.

FIG. 1 is a structural diagram showing a cross section of the electric motor according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2A is a diagram showing a configuration example of a rotating body of the same electric motor. FIG. 2B is a diagram illustrating a cross-section 2B-2B in FIG. 2A. FIG. 3 is a view showing another configuration example of the rotating body of the same electric motor. FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of an air conditioner as an example of an electric device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of an air conditioner as an example of an electric device according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings in the embodiments.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a structural diagram showing a cross section of electric motor 104 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In this embodiment, an example of a brushless motor using a PWM method will be described as the electric motor 104. In the present embodiment, an example of an inner rotor type brushless motor in which a rotor is rotatably disposed on the inner peripheral side of a stator will be described.

  In FIG. 1, a stator winding 12 is wound around a stator core 11 with an insulator or the like interposed therebetween. The stator winding 12 is driven by a pulse width modulation type inverter. Such a stator core 11 is molded with an insulating resin 13 as a molding material together with other fixing members. In the present embodiment, the stator 10 whose outer shape is substantially cylindrical is formed by integrally molding these members in this manner.

  A rotor 14 is inserted inside the stator 10 through a gap. The rotor 14 includes a disk or cylindrical rotating body 30 including a metal rotor core 31 and a rotating shaft 16 that fastens the rotating body 30 so as to penetrate the center of the rotating body 30. Yes. The rotating body 30 holds a magnet 32 facing the inner peripheral side of the stator 10. Further, the rotating body 30 includes an outer core 31a, a dielectric layer 50, and an inner peripheral portion of the rotor core 31 that constitute the outer peripheral portion of the rotor core 31 from the outermost peripheral portion toward the inner peripheral rotation shaft 16. It has a structure that is arranged in order with the inner iron core 31b. In FIG. 1, the rotating body 30 includes a plurality of insertion holes that penetrate the rotor core 31 in the axial direction, a magnet that is inserted into each of the plurality of insertion holes, and a dielectric layer 50. The same effect can be obtained with a rotating body in which a magnet is mounted on the outermost periphery of the rotor core 31. Thus, the inner peripheral side of the stator 10 and the outer peripheral side of the rotating body 30 are arranged so as to face each other.

  Two bearings 15 that support the rotating shaft 16 are attached to the rotating shaft 16 of the rotor 14. The bearing 15 is a cylindrical bearing having a plurality of iron balls, and the inner ring side of the bearing 15 is fixed to the rotating shaft 16. In FIG. 1, the bearing 15a supports the rotating shaft 16 on the output shaft side where the rotating shaft 16 protrudes from the main body of the electric motor 104, and the bearing 15b on the opposite side (hereinafter referred to as the non-output shaft side). The rotating shaft 16 is supported. These bearings 15 are fixed to the outer ring side of the bearings 15 by two metal brackets each having conductivity. In FIG. 1, the output shaft side bearing 15 a is fixed by a bracket 17, and the non-output shaft side bearing 15 b is fixed by a bracket 19. With the configuration as described above, the rotary shaft 16 is supported by the two bearings 15, and the rotor 14 rotates freely.

  Further, the electric motor 104 incorporates a printed circuit board 18 on which a control circuit and a drive circuit are mounted. For example, an inverter is mounted on the printed circuit board 18 in order to drive the stator winding 12. In addition, the printed circuit board 18 is connected to a power source of a drive circuit, a connection line 20 such as a ground line and a control signal.

  In this embodiment, the conductive pin 22 is molded integrally with the bracket 19 in an electrically connected state in advance, and the tip of the conductive pin 22 is exposed on the output shaft side end surface of the stator 10. The tip is electrically connected to the bracket 17. The bracket 17 and the bracket 19 are electrically connected to each other inside the electric motor 104 by the configuration including the conduction pin 22.

  Further, in the present embodiment, a through hole 23 is provided in a part of the insulating resin 13 that is a molding material, and one end of a connection pin 24 connected to the stator core 11 through the through hole 23 protrudes to the outside.

  By supplying each power supply voltage and control signal to the electric motor 104 configured as described above via the connection line 20, a driving current flows through the stator winding 12 by the driving circuit of the printed circuit board 18 and is fixed. A magnetic field is generated from the core iron 11. The magnetic field from the stator core 11 and the magnetic field from the magnet 32 generate an attractive force and a repulsive force according to the polarities of the magnetic fields, and the rotor 14 rotates about the rotating shaft 16 by these forces.

  Next, a more detailed configuration in the structure of the electric motor 104 will be described.

  First, as described above, in the electric motor 104, the rotating shaft 16 is supported by the two bearings 15, and the respective bearings 15 are also fixed and supported by the brackets. Furthermore, in order to suppress the above-described defects due to creep, the present embodiment is configured such that each bearing 15 is fixed by a metal bracket having conductivity. That is, in the present embodiment, a conductive bracket that has been processed in advance with a steel plate and has good dimensional accuracy is employed for fixing the bearing 15. In particular, when a high output of the electric motor 104 is required, such a configuration is more preferable.

  Specifically, first, it is fixed to the bearing 15b on the side opposite to the output shaft by a bracket 19 having an outer diameter substantially equal to the outer diameter of the bearing 15b. The bracket 19 is integrally molded with the insulating resin 13. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the shape of the insulating resin 13 on the side opposite to the output shaft is a shape having a main body protruding portion 13a that protrudes from the brushless motor main body in the direction opposite to the output shaft. A bracket 19 is disposed as an inner bracket on the inner side of the main body protruding portion 13a, and is integrally molded with the insulating resin 13. The bracket 19 has a cup shape having a hollow cylindrical shape, and more specifically, a cylindrical portion 19a that is open on one side, and an annular collar portion that slightly extends outward from the cylindrical end portion on the open side. 19b. The inner diameter of the cylindrical portion 19a is substantially equal to the outer diameter of the bearing 15b. By inserting the bearing 15b into the cylindrical portion 19a, the bearing 15b is fixed to the insulating resin 13 via the bracket 19. . By comprising in this way, since the outer ring | wheel side of the bearing 15b is fixed to the metal bracket 19, the malfunction by creep can be suppressed. The outer diameter of the collar portion 19b is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the bearing 15b. That is, the outer diameter of the collar portion 19 b is larger than the outer diameter of the bearing 15 b and at least smaller than the outer diameter of the rotating body 30. By using the bracket 19 in such a shape, for example, compared to a structure in which the flange portion extends beyond the outer periphery of the rotating body 30 to the stator core 11, the use of a metal material that increases the cost is suppressed. . In addition, since the area of the metal bracket 19 is suppressed and the mold is integrally formed so as to cover the outline of the bracket 19 with the insulating resin 13, noise generated from the bearing 15b can be suppressed.

  Next, the bearing 15a on the output shaft side is fixed by a bracket 17 having an outer peripheral diameter substantially equal to the outer peripheral diameter of the stator 10. The bracket 17 has a substantially disc shape, and has a protrusion having a diameter substantially equal to the outer diameter of the bearing 15a at the center of the disk, and the inside of the protrusion is hollow. After incorporating the printed circuit board 18, the bearing 15 a is inserted inside the protruding portion of the bracket 17, and the connection end provided on the outer periphery of the bracket 17 and the connection end of the stator 10 are fitted together. Thus, the electric motor 104 is formed by press-fitting the bracket 17 into the stator 10. By comprising in this way, since the outer ring | wheel side of the bearing 15a is fixed to metal bracket 17, the malfunction by creep can be suppressed.

  Next, the structure for suppressing the electric corrosion in this Embodiment is demonstrated. In the present embodiment, electrolytic corrosion is generally suppressed as follows. First, by providing the dielectric layer 50 in the rotating body 30 of the electric motor 104, the impedance on the rotor side is increased and approximated to the stator side having a high impedance. As a result, the potential difference between the inner ring and the outer ring of the bearing, that is, the shaft voltage is lowered. Further, for example, when the electric motor 104 is used for an indoor unit of an air conditioner, the structure provided with the dielectric layer 50 transmits a high frequency signal generated in the stator core 11 to a fan or a heat exchanger. Suppresses and reduces shaft voltage due to unnecessary radiation from fans.

  Further, by making the dielectric layer 50 polygonal, it is possible to prevent idling due to rotation of the inner iron core 31b and the outer iron core 31a of the rotor. Further, by making the number of polygonal corners of the dielectric layer 50 the same as the number of magnetized magnetic poles held by the rotating body, it is possible to minimize unbalance caused by rotation. Since the electric motor shown in FIG. 1 is magnetized with eight poles, the dielectric layer 50 has an octagonal shape. Further, the vertex of the polygonal corner of the dielectric layer 50 is positioned at the center of the pole magnetized by the magnet held by the rotating body around the rotation axis, so that the flow of magnetic flux generated from the magnet The dielectric layer can be disposed without hindering the above. In addition, the workability of the rotor core can be facilitated by making the corners of the polygonal corners of the dielectric layer 50 R-shaped.

  Further, the stator core 11 is electrically connected to the grounding portion via the connection pin 24 to attenuate the high-frequency signal generated from the stator core 11, thereby reducing the shaft voltage. . Moreover, the bracket 17 and the bracket 19 are configured to be electrically connected, so that both brackets have the same potential, and a problem that the axial voltage of one bracket becomes high is suppressed.

  Hereinafter, a detailed configuration for suppressing electrolytic corrosion will be described.

  2A and 2B are diagrams illustrating a configuration example of the rotating body 30 of the electric motor 104 of the present embodiment. FIG. 2A shows a configuration in which the rotating body 30 is viewed from above. Moreover, FIG. 2B has shown the cross section of 2B-2B in FIG. 2A.

  As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the rotating body 30 has a configuration in which a dielectric layer 50 is provided between the rotating shaft 16 and the outer periphery of the rotating body 30. The dielectric layer 50 has a polygonal shape with the rotation axis 16 as the center, and is disposed in the rotation body 30 so as to extend in the axial direction in this polygonal shape. As the rotator 30, a plurality of insertion holes 33 penetrating in the axial direction through the outer iron core 31a and magnets 32 respectively inserted into the plurality of insertion holes 33 are arranged, and further toward the inner peripheral side, the dielectric layer 50 The inner iron core 31b constituting the rotor iron core 31 is arranged in this order. That is, it is an IPM (Interior Permanent Magnet) type structure. The dielectric layer 50 is a layer formed of an insulating resin. 2A and 2B, the outer iron core 31a has eight insertion holes 33, eight magnets 32 are inserted, and eight poles are magnetized. And with respect to such an outer iron core 31a, the octagonal dielectric layer 50 has the polygonal corner vertex of the dielectric layer 50 as the center of the pole magnetized by the magnet 32 around the rotation axis. An example formed to be positioned is shown. Thus, the rotating body 30 has a configuration in which the magnet 32, the outer iron core 31a, the insulating resin forming the dielectric layer 50, and the inner iron core 31b are integrally formed. Further, the rotating body 30 is fastened to the rotating shaft 16 at the fastening portion 35 on the inner periphery of the inner iron core 31b. Thereby, the rotor 14 supported by the bearing 15 is configured.

  FIG. 3 is a view showing a cross section of another configuration example of the rotating body 30. In the configuration of FIG. 3, the dielectric layer 50 is disposed in the rotating body 30 as in FIGS. 2A and 2B, and the dielectric layer 50 further covers both axial surfaces of the rotating body 30. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the upper and lower end surfaces in the axial direction of the magnet 32 are integrally formed with the dielectric layer 50 so as to cover at least the magnet 32 on both axial surfaces of the rotating body 30. Can be prevented.

  In the rotating body 30, the dielectric layer 50 is a layer formed of an insulating resin that is an insulator, and insulates and separates the outer iron core 31a and the inner iron core 31b in series. In the present embodiment, by providing such a dielectric layer 50, the impedance on the rotor side is increased so that the impedance on the rotor side approximates the impedance on the stator side. 2B and 3 show examples in which the dielectric layer 50 is disposed so as to penetrate the rotary body 30 from one surface in the axial direction of the rotary body 30 to the other surface. The structure which provides may be sufficient. In short, any configuration may be used as long as the outer iron core 31a and the inner iron core 31b are insulated and separated. Here, the impedance on the stator side is the impedance between the stator core 11 and the outer ring of the bearing 15, and the impedance on the rotor side is the impedance of the bearing 15 from the stator core 11 via the rotor 14. It is the impedance between the inner ring.

  Thus, by providing the dielectric layer 50 in the middle part of the rotator 30, an equivalent circuit on the rotator side has a configuration in which the capacitance of the dielectric layer 50 is connected in series, and the impedance of the rotator 14 is reduced. Can be high. In the path where the high-frequency signal generated in the stator core 11 flows as a high-frequency current to the rotating shaft 16 via the rotor 30, the high-frequency voltage drop increases by increasing the impedance of the rotor 14. Such a high-frequency signal is a signal generated mainly from the stator core 11 by switching based on the PWM method.

  For this reason, the electric potential which generate | occur | produces in the rotating shaft 16 by a high frequency electric current, ie, the electric potential of the inner ring | wheel side of the bearing 15, can be made low. The potential on the inner ring side of the bearing 15 is lowered to approximate the potential on the outer ring side of the bearing 15, and the potential difference between the inner and outer rings of the bearing, that is, the shaft voltage is kept low. As a result, the bearing inner ring and the bearing outer ring are in a state where the potential is always low and the balance is maintained so that the potential difference is reduced. In the present embodiment, the shaft voltage is thus kept low, the occurrence of electrolytic corrosion of the bearing due to the shaft voltage is prevented, and the displacement due to the rotation of the outer iron core 31a, the inner iron core 31b, and the dielectric layer 50 is prevented. And since the flow of the magnetic flux generated from the magnet 32 is not obstructed, the efficiency of the motor is not lowered. In particular, in the present embodiment, since the shaft voltage is kept low when the potential of each of the bearing inner and outer rings is low, compared to a method that balances the shaft voltage when the potential of each of the bearing inner and outer rings is high. Easy to balance so that the potential difference is small. Moreover, even if the balance is lost, the voltage is low, so that the influence on the occurrence of electrolytic corrosion is small.

  The dielectric layer 50 uses a thermosetting resin such as an unsaturated polyester resin or an epoxy resin, a thermoplastic resin such as polybutylene terephthalate or polyamide, or an elastic body such as an elastomer or a vulcanized rubber. In addition to changing the material of the dielectric layer 50, the impedance can be arbitrarily adjusted by changing the shape, thickness, etc., so that the impedance on the rotor side can be set optimally. .

  Furthermore, in this Embodiment, in order to suppress an electric corrosion, it has a structure which is demonstrated below.

  The stator core 11, which is the main generation source of the high-frequency signal that generates the shaft voltage, is electrically connected to the ground portion via the connection pin 24. For this reason, since the high frequency signal generated from the stator core 11 also flows into the ground, the high frequency signal generated in the stator core 11 can be attenuated, and the potential generated in the inner ring and the outer ring of the bearing can be suppressed.

  Further, in the present embodiment, two brackets, that is, the bracket 17 and the bracket 19 are electrically connected by the conduction pin 22. By setting it as such a structure, both brackets are made into the same electric potential and the flow of the high frequency current through a rotating shaft is suppressed. Furthermore, by setting both brackets to the same potential, the potential difference between the inner and outer rings of the bearing 15a and the potential difference between the inner and outer rings of the bearing 15b can be approximated or the same. For this reason, the malfunction that electric corrosion concentrates and generate | occur | produces only in one bracket can be suppressed.

  As described above, in the motor 104, the dielectric layer 50 is provided on the rotating body 30, and the stator core 11 is also electrically connected to the grounding portion. Further, the bracket 17 and the bracket 19 are electrically connected to each other. For this reason, the shaft voltage of each of the bearing 15a and the bearing 15b can be suppressed low, and it becomes possible to suppress the occurrence of electrolytic corrosion.

  In the above description, the example in which the stator core 11 is electrically connected to the grounding portion has been described. However, the bracket 17 and the bracket 19 that are electrically connected to each other are further electrically connected to the grounding portion. It is good also as a structure which connects to.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of an air conditioner according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. In this embodiment, an air conditioner installed indoors as an indoor unit will be described as an example of the electric device of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the air conditioner 100 includes a heat exchanger 102, a fan 103, and the electric motor 104 described in Embodiment 1 in a housing 101.

  The heat exchanger 102 is configured to include a conductive metal member, and performs heat exchange of air taken from the suction portion for heating and cooling. The fan 103 is a cross flow fan and blows air that has been conditioned by the heat exchanger 102. The electric motor 104 is connected to the fan 103 via the rotating shaft 16 of the electric motor 104 and drives the fan 103 to rotate. With such a configuration of the air conditioner 100, air conditioned by the heat exchanger 102 is blown into the room, for example, by the rotation of the fan 103.

  As described above, the air conditioner 100 is configured to include the electric motor 104 of the first embodiment. In particular, when the electric motor 104 is used as the air conditioner 100 that is such an indoor unit, a high-frequency signal generated in the stator core 11 is easily transmitted from the rotating body 30 to the fan 103 via the rotating shaft 16. Further, the heat is transmitted from the fan 103 to the heat exchanger 102. In the case of the air conditioner 100 as such an indoor unit, since the fan 103 and the heat exchanger 102 have a large area and volume, the high-frequency signal transmitted to these is easily radiated as an unnecessary signal, and the radiated signal May sneak into the bearing 15 and affect the shaft voltage. In order to deal with such a problem, the dielectric layer 50 acts as an impedance component connected in series between the stator core 11 and the fan 103, so that the high-frequency signal transmitted to the fan 103 is attenuated by the dielectric layer 50. be able to. That is, generation of shaft voltage due to unnecessary radiation from the fan 103 and the heat exchanger 102 can also be suppressed.

  Thus, when the electric motor 104 of Embodiment 1 is used for the air conditioner 100 that is an indoor unit, the occurrence of electrolytic corrosion can be effectively suppressed.

(Embodiment 3)
Next, as another example of the electric apparatus of the present invention, the configuration of an outdoor unit of an air conditioner will be described in detail as a third embodiment.

  In FIG. 5, the outdoor unit 301 of the air conditioner has the electric motor 104 of Embodiment 1 mounted inside a housing 311. The electric motor 104 has a fan 312 attached to the rotating shaft 16 and functions as a blower electric motor.

  The outdoor unit 301 is partitioned into a compressor chamber 306 and a heat exchanger chamber 309 by a partition plate 304 erected on the bottom plate 302 of the housing 311. A compressor 305 is disposed in the compressor chamber 306. The heat exchanger chamber 309 is provided with a heat exchanger 307 and a blower motor. An electrical component box 310 is disposed above the partition plate 304.

  The fan motor 312 is rotated by the rotation of the motor 104 driven by the motor driving device 303 housed in the electrical component box 310, and the blower motor blows air to the heat exchanger chamber 309 through the heat exchanger 307.

  The electric device of the present invention includes an electric motor and a casing in which the electric motor is mounted, and employs the electric motor of the present invention having the above-described configuration as the electric motor.

  As described above, the electric motor of the present invention is provided with a stator in which a winding is wound around a stator core, a rotor disposed around the rotation axis so as to face the stator, and a dielectric layer. A rotating body, a bearing that supports the rotating shaft, and two conductive brackets that fix the bearing. And it is the structure which provided the dielectric material layer between the rotating shaft and the outer periphery of the rotary body. The dielectric layer is a polygon centered on the rotation axis, and the number of polygons is the same as the number of magnetic poles of the magnet held by the rotation body, and the vertex of the polygon corner of the dielectric layer Is a configuration located around the rotation axis and at the center of the pole magnetized by the magnet held by the rotating body.

  Moreover, the electric device of the present invention has a configuration in which the electric motor of the present invention is mounted.

  With such a configuration, the outer iron core, dielectric layer and inner iron core of the rotor are prevented from being displaced due to rotation, and the impedance balance between the stator side and the rotor side is maintained without deteriorating the motor efficiency. The shaft voltage can be reduced. For this reason, the potential difference between the outer ring and the inner ring of the bearing, that is, the shaft voltage can be suppressed extremely low, and the occurrence of electrolytic corrosion can also be suppressed. Therefore, according to this invention, the electric motor which suppressed generation | occurrence | production of the electric corrosion in a bearing, and an electric equipment provided with the same can be provided.

  As described above, examples of the air conditioner indoor unit and outdoor unit have been described as examples of the electric device of the present invention. However, the electric device can also be used for electric devices such as a water heater, an air purifier, and a washing machine. Can do.

  The electric motor and the electric device of the present invention can reduce the shaft voltage of the electric motor, and are optimal for suppressing the occurrence of electrolytic corrosion of the bearing. Therefore, it is effective for an indoor unit of an air conditioner.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Stator 11 Stator core 12 Stator winding 13 Insulation resin 13a Main body protrusion 14 Rotor 15, 15a, 15b Bearing 16 Rotating shaft 17, 19 Bracket 18 Printed circuit board 20 Connection line 22 Conduction pin 23 Through hole 24 Connection pin DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 30 Rotating body 31 Rotor core 31a Outer iron core 31b Inner iron core 32 Magnet 33 Insertion hole 35 Fastening part 50 Dielectric layer 100 Air conditioner 101,311 Case 102 Heat exchanger 103 Fan 104 Electric motor 301 Air-conditioner outdoor unit 302 Bottom plate 303 Electric motor Drive device 304 Partition plate 305 Compressor 306 Compressor chamber 307 Heat exchanger 309 Heat exchanger chamber 310 Electrical component box 312 Fan

Claims (10)

A stator having a stator core wound with a stator winding;
A rotor including a rotating body that holds a magnet facing the stator, and a rotating shaft that fastens the rotating body so as to penetrate the center of the rotating body;
A bearing that supports the rotating shaft;
Two brackets for fixing the bearing,
A dielectric layer is provided between the rotating shaft and the outer periphery of the rotating body, and the dielectric layer is a polygon centered on the rotating shaft, and the number of corners of the polygon is held by the rotating body. An electric motor characterized by having the same number as the number of magnetic poles of the magnet . The vertex of the polygon corner of the dielectric layer is located at the center of a pole magnetized by a magnet held by the rotating body with the rotation axis as a center. Electric motor. The electric motor according to claim 1, wherein a vertex of a polygon corner of the dielectric layer has an R shape. The electric motor according to claim 1, wherein the rotating body has a plurality of insertion holes on an outer peripheral side of the dielectric layer, and the magnets are inserted into the insertion holes, respectively. The electric motor according to claim 1, wherein the dielectric layer covers at least the magnets on both axial surfaces of the rotating body. The electric motor according to claim 1, wherein the two brackets have conductivity and are electrically connected to each other. The electric motor according to claim 1, wherein the stator core is grounded. The electric motor according to claim 1, wherein the two brackets electrically connected to each other and the stator core are grounded. The electric motor according to claim 1, wherein the stator winding wound around the stator core is driven by a pulse width modulation type inverter. An electric device comprising the electric motor according to any one of claims 1 to 9 .

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